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    Best Christian Curriculum to Outsource Your Homeschool

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    • by Ana Willis
    Two young boys online homeschool at the table text on image reads: How to Outsource Your Homeschool With Christian Curriculum

    Did you know you can outsource your homeschool? Yep, you can! And I’m about to tell you a few homeschool mom’s best kept secrets and what are the best Christian […]

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    Why Bible is NOT a Subject in Our Homeschool

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    Why Bible is not a subject in our homeschool

    Let’s have a serious talk about the Bible in our homeschool, shall we? If you been hanging out with me for a while, you know that we are a Christian […]

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    How to Have a Stress-Free Homeschool Year-Round

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    • by Ana Willis
    Stress-Free Homeschool

    Want a Stress-Free Homeschool year? Me too! For most moms, homeschooling can become stressful, exhausting, and overwhelming. The enemy of our souls can entrap us in busyness instead of fruitfulness, […]

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    How to Overcome Homeschool Burnout

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    • by Thena Reading-Franssen
    How to Overcome Homeschool Burnout + Giveaway

    Homeschool burnout is a real thing. Mom and dads all over the world have this feeling at one point in time or another. The good news? With a little bit […]

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  • Blogging, Working From Home

    Working From Home: 5 Tips to Honor God While Running Your Own Business

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    Working From Home: 5 Tips to Honor God While Running Your Own Business

    Let’s be honest. Working from home isn’t easy—but it’s definitely rewarding! If you’re a stay-at-home mom trying to supplement the family income, then you know how hard it can be […]

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  • Homeschooling, Nature Studies

    How to Make Gardening with Kids Fun & Educational

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    • by Ana Willis
    How to Make Gardening with Kids Fun & Educational

    Gardening with kids is a fun and productive way to spend time together,reconnect with nature and get some exercise. As the weather warms up, gardening is a fun way to […]

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  • Digital Apps & Online Resources, Homeschool Curriculum, Homeschooling

    How to Save 90% on Homeschool Curriculum Bundles

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    • by Ana Willis
    How to Save with Homeschool Curriculum Bundles

    Homeschool Curriculum Bundles are the way to go if you want to save tons of money every year! This is my fifth year buying homeschool curriculum bundles and I can’t […]

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  • Encouragement, Feature, Homeschooling, Motherhood

    To The Exhausted Mom Striving for Homeschool Perfection

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    • by Ana Willis
    Homeschool perfection

    Dear exhausted mom striving for homeschool perfection. I have great news for you! News that you will find liberating! THERE IS NO SUCH A THING AS HOMESCHOOL PERFECTION! Want to […]

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    270+ Wonderful Faith & Character-Building Books for Homeschoolers

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    270+ Wonderful Faith & Character Building Books for Homeschoolers

    Faith and character-building books are powerful tools that can easily fit into your children’s daily education. I believe there is more to education than just academic success and home education […]

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  • Feature, Homeschooling

    How to Add Amazing Missionary Stories To Your Homeschool

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    • by Ana Willis
    How to Add Amazing Missionary Stories To Your Homeschool

    Missionary stories have a huge place in our home. They have an inspiring way to grow our faith, give us new perspectives in difficult situations, and keep Christ as the […]

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Ana is a wife and homeschool mom of 3 turned into homeschool blogger. She is a Messianic Jewish biblical scholar-in-training, and a passionate Hebrew and Bible teacher. She loves helping homeschool moms to find joy and fulfillment in their homeschool calling. Her goal is to help moms go from stressed to blessed, nurturing a restful homeschooling through a living education, and living a beyond blessed life. Learn More

 
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Shopping locally is a real thing for us here. We’r Shopping locally is a real thing for us here.
We’re surrounded by farms and love driving around to buy our produce, grass-fed beef, fresh goat milk and cheese, fresh cow’s milk on a glass bottle, not plastic! Shocking, right? By the way, have you watched The Plastic Detox documentary yet? Go watch it later. Now, come drive around with us, meet my new friends, and let’s get some fresh milk together!
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Shabbat Shalom, sweet friends. 🤍 What a beautiful Shabbat Shalom, sweet friends. 🤍
What a beautiful week it has been.
Yesterday we wrapped up our Charlotte Mason Inspired online homeschool conference after an incredible week with 35 amazing speakers. Together we learned, worshipped, prayed, laughed, and encouraged one another. My heart is overflowing with gratitude for every homeschool mom who joined us. What a gift this community is.
Were you there? Or did you miss it?
Today, I am embracing the gift of Shabbat—a sacred invitation to stop striving, rest in God’s presence, and remember that He is the One who sustains us.
“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.” — Exodus 20:8
Shabbat is our weekly invitation to “be still, and know that I am God.” — Psalm 46:10
As the sun sets and our family gathers around the table, I am reminded that God’s goodness is not measured by all we accomplish, but by His faithful presence with us. His mercies are new every morning, His peace is available to every weary heart, and His blessings are abundant beyond what we deserve.
After pouring out this week, I’m choosing to be filled again. To rest. To worship. To simply enjoy the goodness of the Lord.
I hope you too have made time today to “Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in Him.” — Psalm 34:8
Wishing you a peaceful and refreshing Shabbat.
✨ How is your Shabbat going? I’d love to hear what you’re grateful for today.
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Independent learners, What would your homeschool Independent learners,
What would your homeschool day look like if your child could do math without needing you in the room?
CTCMath is designed for exactly that. Every lesson is self-contained; clear enough that your child can follow it, practice it, and check their own work, independently.
You still see everything. Progress is tracked automatically and reported back to you.
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She spent years preparing the feast and never once She spent years preparing the feast and never once pulled up a chair.
The perfect curriculum. The color-coded schedule. The Pinterest-worthy morning basket. And somehow, still standing with her back to the table.
Preparation can become the most acceptable form of avoidance we know. It looks like faithfulness. It feels like love. But sometimes the planner in our hand is the very thing keeping us from the chair right behind us.
Charlotte Mason called the mother a facilitator and inspirer. Not a performer. Someone who creates the conditions for learning, then steps inside them.
Mama, your children do not need a more perfect table. They need you sitting at it.
The feast was never just for them. 🤍
You don't need a curated shelf, a nature table, or You don't need a curated shelf, a nature table, or a morning basket with 14 items. You need a book, a notebook, and a walk outside.
Somewhere along the way, Charlotte Mason became Pinterest-worthy. And new homeschool moms quietly wondered if they were doing it wrong before they had even started.
Mama, you are not doing it wrong. When Ana began homeschooling, she picked up living books, took her kids outside, and asked them to narrate. Years later she realized she had been walking the Charlotte Mason path the whole time. The simplicity was the point.
Your permission slip:
>> Start with one living book
>> Skip the nature table for now
>> Follow your child's curiosity, not a checklist
>> Call it Charlotte Mason even if it looks simple
Start small. Start today. You are enough. 🤍
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